Focus on Mexico

For its twentieth anniversary edition, Zona Maco will present 212 exhibitors from 25 countries at the Centro Citibanamex in Mexico City. The fair is on view from February 7-11, 2024.

La Galerie du 19M in Paris presents Carla Fernández: The Future is Handmade, an immersive exhibition into the world of this singular artist and fashion designer that highlights her collaborations with Mexican artisans, whose art and savoir-faire she celebrates across her practice.

For TLmag38: Origins, we spoke with Fernando Laposse about how his design practice has developed over the last several years in Mexico, where he works with local farmers using native plants such as corn and agave to create his contemporary design collections.

Zona Maco, Latin America’s leading contemporary art and design fair, opens its doors on February 8th at the Centro Citibanamex in Mexico City, and will run through February 12th.

Galería Hilario Galguera presents Alabanzas, an exhibition of pictorial and sculptural pieces by Bosco Sodi that opens on Tuesday, February 7th and runs through April 7th, 2023. This is Sodi’s forth exhibition with the gallery.

A new series of hand-painted porcelain sculptures by Alma Berrow are on view in the exhibition, ‘For dust you are and to dust you shall return’, in the project space of Galeria Hilario Galguera in Mexico City.

In Praise of Caves: Organic Architecture Projects from Mexico by Carlos Lazo, Mathias Goeritz, Juan O’Gorman, and Javier Senosiain, is a fascinating exhibition that looks at four revolutionary artists, architects and thinkers who explored the idea of living more connected to the earth in ways that are as relevant today as they ever were.

TLmag spoke with Edgar Orlaineta about his artistic practice and a new series of ceramic vases which launched last Spring at the Mexico Design Fair.

TLmag speaks to Carlos Torre Hütt, curator of the 1st edition of the Mexico Design Fair, highlighting a diverse design talent across the country.